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zoea

/zoʊˈi.ə/

zoea is the alternative spelling of zoëa.

Meaning of zoëa

Noun

zoëa (plural zoëas or zoëae)

  1. A larval stage of certain decapod crustaceans, especially of decapods such as crabs and certain Anomura, also called the copepod stage, characterized by spines on the carapace and rudimentary thoracic and abdominal limbs.

Forms of zoea

pluralzoeae
pluralzoeas

Words formed from zoea

Questions about zoea

What is zoea the alternative spelling of?
Zoea is the alternative spelling of zoëa.
How do you pronounce zoea?
Zoea is pronounced /zoʊˈi.ə/.

Words near zoea in the dictionary

  1. zodiographers
  2. zodiographs
  3. zodis
  4. zods
  5. zoe
  6. zoea
  7. zoeae
  8. zoeal
  9. zoeas
  10. Zoechrome
  11. zoecia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zoea (page history and authors); zoëa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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